Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 79

Chapter 79

The entire hospital floor had been reserved by Carter for Kelly. Now, the hallway was silent, not a soul in sight.

Then, steady footsteps echoed through the emptiness, drawing closer with each passing second.

Sharon’s nerves tensed. Her breath hitched involuntarily.

The footsteps passed right by the fire exit where she was hiding.

She didn’t dare move. Didn’t dare look.

Only after hearing the soft click of a door closing did she step out of the stairwell.

Her steps were cautious as she made her way to Kelly’s room.

In the reflection on the glass panel beside the door, she caught a glimpse of herself-tense, hesitant, almost furtive.

She froze.

She was Carter’s lawful wife, and yet here she was, creeping around like a thief, afraid of being seen.

Kelly, on the other hand, could appear before her so openly-so assured-declaring in that calm, unshakable voice just how important she was to Carter.

And she was. Kelly was important.

had never

phone call from her pull Carter

hadn’t she, as his legitimate wife, ever once stood in front of Kelly

because, deep down, she already knew she couldn’t

muffled sound of voices from inside the

back from your trip. You didn’t have to rush here. You could’ve come

voice, slipping

you went

heart

see her the moment he stepped off the

been, suspecting just moments ago that Kelly

scent of disinfectant hung in the air, almost

the room,

ཇ་ཇ་ ེབ་

for too long,” Kelly said softly. “It was getting stifling. I just

Wendy already knows she was wrong, don’t make things too hard for her, okay? After all, she’s Sharon’s

a faint

1/2

Sharon knew-if he hadn’t taken Wendy, he wouldn’t have answered at

it in their fist and squeezed. The pain made it hard

lied to

down hard, tasting blood

the floor